As İLKSEÇ Foundation Quran Educational Institutions; The final of our "Reading the Holy Quran Well" competition, which is one of our "Reading the Holy Quran to Your Face, Reading the Holy Quran Well and Memorization Strength Competitions" that we have made traditional, took place.
The final program in which our students who made it to the finals competed after the eliminations held in Sarıyer Mekke Nûr, K.çekmece İmam-ı A'zam, Bahçelievler İmam-ı Müslim, Esenler Philanthropists and Kayabaşı Hacı Kasım Kur'an Courses operating within the İLKSEÇ Foundation, included the National Anthem and the recitation of our martyrs. After the Fâtiha-ı Şerîfs, it started with the recitation of the ashr-ı şerîf by Hafız Yusuf AKGÜL Hocaefendi, who is one of the students of the İLKSEÇ Foundation and currently works at the İLKSEÇ Foundation.
Kemal Eftal KABAOĞLU, General Coordinator of İLKSEÇ Foundation Quran Educational Institutions, made the opening speech of the program attended by nearly 1,500 guests.
Mustafa KIZILCIOĞLU, Chief Imam of Ataköy Emir Duruk Mosque, and Ferruh MUŞTUER, Chief Imam of Ayasofya-i Kebîr Mosque, took part in the referee committee. In the competition in which the Hodjaefendis were on the judging panel, the first place came from Abdülkerim MİDİLLİ from Sarıyer Mecca Nûr Quran Course, the second place came from Esenler Benefactors Quran. Muhammed Emin YILMAZ from the Course and Buğra Behiç BEKTAŞ from Sarıyer Mecca Nûr Quran Course took the 3rd place.
The competition also included poems and theatrical performances about Palestine.
The program ended after the award presentations, ashr-ı şerîfs recited by Ataköy Emir Duruk Mosque Chief Imam Hatip Mustafa KIZILCIOĞLU and Hagia Sophia-i Kebîr Mosque Sharif Imam Ferruh MUŞTUER Hodjaefendi, and the prayers made by İLKSEÇ Foundation Board Chairman Ali Ulvi UZUNLAR Hodjaefendi.
We pray to our Lord to increase the number of such brilliant young people; We wholeheartedly congratulate each of our students who worked hard during the competition stages and our esteemed teachers who made great efforts on them, and we pray that all the benefactors who financially/morally support these services will benefit from the blessings of the Holy Quran.
May God Almighty make each of our children among his servants who are first in his sight, and may he make the parents of these distinguished children among his fortunate servants who will be crowned on the day of judgement. Amine.
